Birthday October 31, 1632 Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter (Procuress, The Astronomer)
Birthday October 31, 1795 John Keats, Romantic poet
Birthday October 31, 1815 Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (theory of functions)
Birthday October 31, 1860 Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout founder
Birthday October 31, 1887 Chiang Kai-Shek is born
Birthday October 31, 1897 Wilbur (Pete) Henry, NFL tackle (Canton, NY Giants, Pottsville)
Birthday October 31, 1912 Dale Evans, in Uvalde Texas aka Mrs Roy Rodgers
Birthday October 31, 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, (Dallas)
Birthday October 31, 1930 Michael Collins, astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)
Birthday October 31, 1931 Dan Rather, CBS anchorman (What's the frequency Kenneth?) Courage!
Birthday October 31, 1931 Lee Grant, in NYC
Birthday October 31, 1936 Michael Landon, an acting angel
Birthday October 31, 1939 Melinda Dillon
Birthday October 31, 1942 David Ogden Stiers, Actor
Birthday October 31, 1947 Frank Shorter, runner
Birthday October 31, 1950 Jane Pauley, in Indianapolis Indiana - Good Morning
History October 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses begins Protestant Reformation
History October 31, 1776 King speaks for first time since independence declared
History October 31, 1793 Execution of the Girondins at Paris during the Reign of Terror.
History October 31, 1861 Winfield Scott steps down
History October 31, 1864 The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state
History October 31, 1864 Nevada admitted as 36th state.
History October 31, 1865 William Parson 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes dies
History October 31, 1892 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published
History October 31, 1917 Third Battle of Gaza
History October 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy.
History October 31, 1926 Erich Weiss better known as Magician Harry Houdini dies.
History October 31, 1926 Houdini is dead
History October 31, 1950 Earl Lloyd becomes first black player in the NBA
History October 31, 1952 1st thermonuclear bomb detonated - Marshall Islands
History October 31, 1956 Bkln NY ends streetcar service
History October 31, 1956 1st American to land by air at South Pole - GJ Dufek
History October 31, 1956 British and French troops land in Suez Canal zone
History October 31, 1957 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. opens in Hollywood
History October 31, 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US
History October 31, 1961 Hurricane Hattie strikes Belize
History October 31, 1961 Stalin's body removed from Lenin's tomb
History October 31, 1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand, paving the way for the British Invasion
History October 31, 1968 President Johnson announces bombing halt
History October 31, 1968 President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam.
History October 31, 1970 Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government
History October 31, 1980 Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16 806 m).
History October 31, 1984 The prime minister of India is assassinated
History October 31, 1993 River Phoenix dies
History October 31, 2000 President Clinton stumps for his wife
October 31, 1632 Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter (Procuress, The Astronomer)
October 31, 1795 John Keats, Romantic poet
October 31, 1815 Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (theory of functions)
October 31, 1860 Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout founder
October 31, 1887 Chiang Kai-Shek is born
October 31, 1897 Wilbur (Pete) Henry, NFL tackle (Canton, NY Giants, Pottsville)
October 31, 1912 Dale Evans, in Uvalde Texas aka Mrs Roy Rodgers
October 31, 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, (Dallas)
October 31, 1930 Michael Collins, astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)
October 31, 1931 Dan Rather, CBS anchorman (What's the frequency Kenneth?) Courage!
October 31, 1931 Lee Grant, in NYC
October 31, 1936 Michael Landon, an acting angel
October 31, 1939 Melinda Dillon
October 31, 1942 David Ogden Stiers, Actor
October 31, 1947 Frank Shorter, runner
October 31, 1950 Jane Pauley, in Indianapolis Indiana - Good Morning
October 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses begins Protestant Reformation
October 31, 1776 King speaks for first time since independence declared
October 31, 1793 Execution of the Girondins at Paris during the Reign of Terror.
October 31, 1861 Winfield Scott steps down
October 31, 1864 The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state
October 31, 1864 Nevada admitted as 36th state.
October 31, 1865 William Parson 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes dies
October 31, 1892 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published
October 31, 1917 Third Battle of Gaza
October 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy.
October 31, 1926 Erich Weiss better known as Magician Harry Houdini dies.
October 31, 1926 Houdini is dead
October 31, 1950 Earl Lloyd becomes first black player in the NBA
October 31, 1952 1st thermonuclear bomb detonated - Marshall Islands
October 31, 1956 Bkln NY ends streetcar service
October 31, 1956 1st American to land by air at South Pole - GJ Dufek
October 31, 1956 British and French troops land in Suez Canal zone
October 31, 1957 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. opens in Hollywood
October 31, 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US
October 31, 1961 Hurricane Hattie strikes Belize
October 31, 1961 Stalin's body removed from Lenin's tomb
October 31, 1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand, paving the way for the British Invasion
October 31, 1968 President Johnson announces bombing halt
October 31, 1968 President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam.
October 31, 1970 Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government
October 31, 1980 Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16 806 m).
October 31, 1984 The prime minister of India is assassinated
October 31, 1993 River Phoenix dies
October 31, 2000 President Clinton stumps for his wife